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. E. P. WANNER Jan. 21,1930.

TABLE Filed July 26, 1927 ZNVEIVTOR. EDWIN T W/MWER. f ATTORZVEY Patented Jan. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES EDWIN I. WANNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TABLE Application filed July 28,

This invention relates to tables and particularly to pedestal tables. It has been the practice in the furniture industry to construct a certain type of table with an iron base hav- 5 ing a hollow iron standard supported centrally upon said base and carrying at its upper end an iron spider upon which the table top is secured, the spider being secured to cross braces or cleats secured to the under 10 side of the table and the table top, spider,

pedestal and base being clamped securely together by a bolt which extends through all of said pieces and which bolt has nuts threaded on the ends thereof to clamp the parts together securely in assembled condition. The operation of assembling these tables as heretofore constructed has presented practical difficulties because of the comparatively large number of pieces that were required to be held together by the single through bolt. In addition, as the assembled pieces are held in proper alignment merely by the frictional contact of their abutting surfaces and the clamping action of the through bolt, a slight loosening of the bolts, such as frequently occurs after the tables have been in use a comparatively short time, permits the assembled pieces to be knocked out of proper alignment as the result of a slight blow and consequently the table top is not only rendered wabbly and unsteady but the entire appearance of the table is detracted from by the lack of proper alignment of the parts.

The principal object of the present invention is to improve upon the construction of pedestal tables of the type above described by providing a construction of greater simplicity and therefore one, the manufacturing cost of which will be reduced.

Another object is to provide a new and improved construction for such a table in which the abutting end parts of the assembled pieces are provided with interlocking means for holding them in proper alignment even though the through clamping bolt may become slightly loosened in the use of the table.

These and other objects will appear more fully from the following more detailed de scription and by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof in which 1927. Serial No. 208,447.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in central longitudinal section of a table constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention; Fig. 2, is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a top or plan view of the central portion of the table.

As shown in the drawings the table comprises a base 10 which preferably is constructed of a metal casting having a plurality of outwardly extending legs 11, said legs being symmetrically arranged about and projecting horizontally from said casting. The top of the base 10 at its central portion is provided with an upwardly projecting boss 12 which is adapted to fit neatly within and to be surrounded by the lower open end of a pedestal 13. The boss 12 and the pedestal 13 in the particular constructional example selected for illustration are of circular cross section and the lower end of the pedestal has an inwardly turned flange 14 which extends substantially horizontally and provides a supporting or contacting surface of considerable surface area upon which the pedestal rests. The flange 14 and boss 12 are provided with a rib 15 and recess 16, respectively, which are adapted to interlock and thereby prevent any relative rotational movement between the base 10 and pedestal 13.

At its upper end the pedestal 13 merges into a widened bell-mouth top 17 having at the upper end thereof a horizontally extend ing flange 18, the diameter of said flange being considerably greater than the diameter. of the pedestal and said flange 18 forming a relatively large supporting surface which engages with, and forms a support for a plurality of cleats or cross bars 19 upon which the table top 20 shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1 is adapted to rest.

The flange 18 is provided, at equally spaced intervals, with a plurality of holes or recesses 21 through which are adapted to pass the screws 22 thatserve to secure the cleats 19 to the pedestal. As shown in the drawings there are four cleats or cross braces 19 and a like number of recesses 21, each recess and its co-operating screw 22 preferably being located substantially midway of the sides of the cross braces. The top side of the cross braces directly at the center thereof is counter bored to receive a clamping plate 23 which is provided with a central non-circular recess 24 in which the nut 25 screwed upon the top end of the through bolt 26 is adapted to be seated. The cross braces 19, the plate 23 and the base 10 are each provided at their centers with a hole through which the clamping bolt 26 is adapted to pass.

In assembling the parts the clamping plate 23 is seated within its counter bore and held in position therein by means of a plurality of wood screws 27 which are screwed into the wood of the cleats or cross braces 19. The pedestal 13 is then placed upon the base 10 with the upwardly projecting boss 12 of the base extending into the lower open end of the pedestal and with the rib 15 and recess 16 in interlocked engagement, the flange 14 surrounding the boss 12 and resting on the top face of said base. The cross braces or cleats 19 are then placed 011 the top of the pedestal in contacting engagement with the top flange 18 thereof and the bolt 26 is passed through the parts, the nut 25 at the top end of the bolt having been screwed upon the bolt. The washer 28 and the bottom nut 29 are then placed upon the bottom end of said bolt and the nut 29 is tightened up to clamp the parts in assembled engagement. The cross braces are adjusted relatively to the pedestal to bring the center lines of said braces substantially in alignment with the recesses 21 and with the flange 18 positioned concentrically of the outer edges of the braces after which the screws 22 are screwed into position. The bottom nut 29 is then given a final tightening and the assembling of the table is then complete. It will thus be seen that the operation of assembling the table is very simple.

The provision of the recesses 21 at equally spaced points about the top flange 18 and the engagement of the screws 22 with said recesses eflectively prevents any relative lateral movement, as well as relative rotation between the cross braces and the pedestal. In addition, the comparatively large supporting surface formed by the top flange and the large diameter of said flange relatively to the pedestal insures a rigid supporting connection between the pedestal and braces. Likewise the interlocking engagement of the boss 12 and flange 14 prevents lateral relative displacement between the pedestal 13 and base 10 while the co-operating rib 15 and recess 16 prevents relative rotation between the base and pedestal.

As it is the practice to construct tables of this particular type for use with tops constructed of glass, marble, or decorated composition materials, to simulate marble or the like, which tops are merely placed upon or rest by their own weight upon the cross braces 19, and to use a standard pedestal construction for many different types of tops, the top 20 has merely been shown in dotted lines in the accompanying drawings. Vhen the pedestal is employed with a top constructed of heavy material such that it will maintain itself in position by its own weight, it is not necessary to employ any screws or other securing means between the top braces and the table top but when a wooden top is employed it will be understood that screws or the like will be used to secure the top 22 to the top braces.

I claim:

A pedestal table, comprising a base member having a substantially horizontal upper surface and a boss provided with a rib, on said horizontal upper surface, a substantially tubular metallic one piece pedestal having an outwardly flaring upper end provided with a horizontal flange and a lower end provided with an inwardly turned flange having a re-.

cess therein and presenting an outer surface substantially at right angles to the central axis of the pedestal, said inwardly turned flange re ig on the horizontal upper surface of the base and having its inner periphery engage the said boss, the rib on the boss being in engagement with the recess in the inwardly turned flange, a plurality of cross braces supported by the horizontal flange on the upper end of said pedestal, means for securing said cross braces against displacement relatively to said horizontal flange, a bolt passing through the center of said pedestal and extending from the cross braces to the base, and means for tightening the bolt whereby the cross braces, pedestal and base are securely clamped together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EDIVIN I. VANNER. 

